Primeira Liga (Week 8) : Braga beats Benfica 2-1
PORTUGAL, Oct. 26, 2014 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 8: After four straigth victories against Vitoria Setubal, Moreirense, Estoril and Arouca, the Eagles lost 2-1 against Braga.
Benfica midfielder Talisca opened the score in the 3rd minute, before seeing Braga catch up in the 28th minute thanks to Eder. 1-1 at half time. The Arcebispos eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Agra with just 9 minutes remaining in regulation time.
SL Benfica remains in first place with 19 points from 8 games, one point ahead of runner-up FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of October 26, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Porto | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | Braga | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Belenenses | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Nacional | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 12 | Vitoria Setubal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Académica Coimbra | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 7 |
| 15 | Arouca | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | Estoril | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 6 |
| 17 | Penafiel | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
| 18 | Gil Vicente | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Braga 3-0 Rio Ave (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Porto 2-1 Braga (5 Oct.)
- Next game:Académica Coimbra - Braga (2 Nov.)
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-5 Benfica (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Benfica 4-0 Arouca (5 Oct.)
- Next game:Benfica - Rio Ave (31 Oct.)
Braga
2:1
Benfica
2:1 (1:1)
- 26 October 2014
- 20:15
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 19 |
| 2 |  Porto | 18 |
| 3 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 16 |
| 5 | Braga | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 24 October 2014 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-1 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Saturday 25 October 2014 | ||||
 | Boavista | 1-2 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
 | Moreirense | 2-0 | Gil Vicente |  |
 | Arouca | 0-5 | Porto | |
| Sunday 26 October 2014 | ||||
 | Estoril | 1-2 | Belenenses |  |
 | Nacional | 1-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 4-2 | Maritimo |  |
| Braga | 2-1 | Benfica | |
| Monday 27 October 2014 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 20:00 | Penafiel |  |